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Meaning of 'rivet'
Meaning of 'rivet' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Rivet 
[ n.]
- A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or
pieces of material together, by passing it through them and then
beating or pressing down the point so that it shall spread out and form
a second head; a pin or bolt headed or clinched at both ends. [ n.]2. Rivet [ v. t.]
- To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two
pieces of iron. [ v. t.]- To spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin, rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a sort of head.
- Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection.
Meaning of 'rivet' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. rivet [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- direct one's attention on something
- direct one's attention on something
Example in sentence:
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
Meaning (2):
- hold (someone's attention)
- hold (someone's attention)
Example in sentence:
- The discovery of the skull riveted the paleontologists
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